Originally Posted by
sloth9
Bg- read this below, and you will see that I know what I am talking about, but anyway dont go putting words in my mouth, I did not say I feel every Black person feels they deserve something, I said alot. Why did people stand up asking Obama for houses, and why did they say now I dont have to pay my bills cause Obama will pay them, we are forgetting things that arent even a year old yet. Needless to say I can get you alot more evidence that states Woman had their voting rights alot later, than race, but the key factor was intimidation, and that kept alot of race out of voting booths even today. Just remember, I normally dont go posting willy nilly without a basis, my points are almost always backed up with a quote or the truth.
Voting in America
Who can vote? The right to vote is sometimes referred to as "suffrage." The right of suffrage in the United States is currently enjoyed by all citizens over the age of eighteen. However, this has not always been the case. In the early years of the republic, the eligible electorate consisted primarily of white, male, property owners. States gradually relaxed property-ownership requirements until most male citizens of twenty-one years or more were allowed to vote. After the Civil War, the right to vote was extended to all citizens, regardless of race, by the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. The Women's Suffrage Movement succeeded with the 19th Amendment and the extension of the right to vote to women (some states already allowed women to vote, but the Amendment required all states to do so). The 23rd Amendment allotted electoral votes to the District of Columbia, thereby giving its residents the right to vote in presidential elections. And the 26th Amendment, ratified in 1971, granted the right to vote to every citizen eighteen years of age or older.
Simply because voting rights are formally extended by the Constitution, however, does not mean they are actually exercised. Most notably, black voters did not fully enjoy the right to vote for many years after the ratification of the 13th Amendment because of intimidation, discrimination and tactics such as literacy tests and poll taxes (see "The Civil Rights Movement"). Moreover, many people who have the right to vote simply choose not to exercise it. Millions of eligible voters have not even registered to vote.
The endentured servants, was a good point, but what I was getting at is the Irish still were treated as trash after they were done, you really need to brush up on history man, just like Typhoid Mary they treated her like crap because of her race if she had been normal white they wouldnt have tried to lock her up, or put her on the island. Basically what I am trying to get at, is there are alot more factors in this world that create racism and one is exactly like Buffed guy says, it is the upbringing of many kids, all over the world, not only kids strapping on bombs, or "killing the roaches", but it is over here too, whites, blacks, and mexicans, all raising there kids to hate the other. What do you think is gonna happen now in Somalia, the pirates are gonna raise there children to kill Americans on ships (because uncle johimbe got killed when taking a hostage), because the pirate thing has been working for them and I dont see it going away soon. Any way if you need more info I will be glad to provide it, I can go all day buddy, lol. Like I said your the opposite opinion everytime.
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